Irish Employment Law

The European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022

Irish Employment Law

Show Notes

In this webcast, Partner and head of our Employment team in Dublin, Karen Killalea, and Associate, Ciara Ní Longaigh, provide an overview of the key provisions of the European Union (Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions) Regulations 2022. Speakers: Karen Killalea | Partner | +353 1 619 2037 | [email protected] | View Bio Ciara Ní Longaigh | Associate | +353 1 619 2740 | [email protected] | View bio Resources: Click here for Episode 1 presentation slides To watch previous episodes of the Employment Law Series webcasts, Click here Related Services: Employment Legal Services Our Irish legal Employment team supports our clients and provides expert employment Irish law advice to businesses across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, investment management, technology and healthcare. We pride ourselves on always striving to add value by actively working with our clients to design practices, procedures and solutions that are tailored to their business, their strategy and their employees. FOLLOW US: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maplesgroup/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maplesgroup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/maplesgroup Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maplesgroup/ Website: https://maples.com/

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